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Abedsbrother t1_j2xn0kn wrote

But I thought the whole point of renewable energy was to reduce / eliminate dependence on harmful environmental practices to produce our creature comforts. Are we going to return to massive logging of whatever forests are left so we can produce batteries to power the electric vehicles & appliances that are supposed to "save the earth"?

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Odd_Armadillo5315 t1_j2xtfsb wrote

Return to? It's already happening on a gigantic scale & for purposes with much less useful outcomes.

There are established ways for it to happen in a sustainable manner, so battery manufacturers could insist on only using those sources. What's a better use of a felled tree: one day's newspapers for one town or an EV battery with a 15 year life and a further 10 years as a storage battery?

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